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From Mannequins to Musical Roads: More of California's Hidden Gems
This week, we feature stories from our Hidden Gems series about out-of-the-way secret spots in California - places you might want to visit on a road …
2 years, 7 months ago
How an Entire Oakland Block Decided to Go Solar
Roughly a quarter of California’s carbon emissions come from our buildings and the energy that powers them. And we need to cut those emissions down t…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Taste of Southeast Asia at Stockton's Angel Cruz State Park
On the northern end of Stockton, you'll find Angel Cruz Park. Most weekends it's lined with food vendors, many of them Hmong and Cambodian immigrants…
2 years, 8 months ago
Could Pickleball Help Change Prison Culture?
California’s oldest prison, San Quentin, has a new name. It's now the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. It was already known for its college classes…
2 years, 8 months ago
Unhoused Californians on the 'Bleeding Edge' of Climate Change
Whether it’s severe heat, cold, fires, or floods, people experiencing homelessness are on the bleeding edge of the climate emergency. Reporting for t…
2 years, 8 months ago
A Pandemic Pivot Helped These Californians Launch Successful Food Businesses
This week we're featuring stories from our ongoing series Flavor Profile, featuring folks who started successful food businesses during the pandemic.…
2 years, 8 months ago
Encore: Oakland Rapper Guap on His Black and Filipino Roots
This week we're revisiting a story from our series Mixed: Stories of Mixed-Race Californians. It originally aired in March 2023.
Even if he’s not alwa…
2 years, 9 months ago
Encore: The Little Known Wartime History of Japanese Americans Living in Japan
This week we’re sharing a story from August 2023. It’s the little known history of Japanese Americans who were living in Japan during World War II.
Re…
2 years, 9 months ago
Centering Shared Humanity In Wartime
‘I’m Pro-Humanity’: One Palestinian’s Call for Peace in the Face of Tragedy
Like a lot of people, journalist Asal Ehsanipour has been in a state of de…
2 years, 9 months ago
Uncovering Abuse in a CA Disability Group Home
Katrina Turner lives in Fair Oaks, outside of Sacramento. She’s 43, nonverbal and developmentally disabled. Katrina lives in a special kind of group …
2 years, 9 months ago